, 1887-03-24
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
FROM Tuesdays daily,

three cornerso Sprague and Post
streets.
The workmen are shooting the
rock out Of the Howard street trench
IN great shape.
An awning at the corner Of the
Kohlhautf& Il Abel's building inn
proves the appearance of that struc-
IRE.
People are clearing off their prem
i5es In various parts of the city.
Some Of the teanSters are dumping
garbage over the bank In the rear of
the town Jail. This should be stop
ped, as a place has been provided for
this dumpage.
The men working on the site of the
old Black Hawk stable yesterday
found photograph album cOnsid-
erably charred and yet n number of
the pictures were still entact. The
owner can have the same by calling
at this Office.
The. feeling against the method of
procedure as demonstrated in the Sc
lection of Il city ticket Saturday
night IS growing stronger every
hour. Many of those who lent their
presence to the Monday evening rat
lticatlon now see how they were
made use of.
J. w. Hollinshead, of Fargo, Da-
kota, Is here with a fine lot of Short
Iorn and HOlstein cattle. Also the
celebrated English Shire ana Cleve-
iond Bay stations, all thoroughbred
and registered. Give him a call and
see for yourselves.
The first story of the new court
aouse Is now up, ana very neat
fl lA In u ,.tt
rom Il long distance view. The
court house is to be useful as we'll as
ornamental, and after the people get
used to its being in the next county
they will learn to like it.
The tax payers Of the city contem-
plate holding convention in Il few
days for the purpose of selecting Il
ticket for the municipal election. IT
is the methods, not the men, that
majority of the people object to in
the construction of the ticket already
in the field.
y. NJ. Dewitt, late of Portland,
has located in our city and will in
lew days open a wholesale house in
Brownies block, dealing in cigars,
tobacco, smokers articles, notions,
stationery, etc. The gentleman pro-
poses to put in n large and well Sc
Iected stock and will, no doubt, build
up Il lucrative trade in this place and
vicinity.
The forensic ability of Judge
Nj Mlrray everywhere acknowledged |
He is gentlemen of large com
Inand of language, and knows how
10 use it to the best advantage, but
he even surpassed himself at the
Labor Union meeting Monday night
when he tput in nomination j. r.
MCCarther for mayor. His unctOus
oratory rallied to the support of his
candidate quite following.
DE >m Thursdays daily.
Will Kearncy is down from the |
blI Dominion on brief visit
The busy politician is pounding
the sidewalks in wild and desper-
ate manner.
Money to loan on city real estate |
and improved farm lands at lowest |
rates. Apply to the Northwestern
d Pacific Mortgage company.
Mr.. Flynn, OF the White House, is
using q show window shade that he |
invented himself 1t works like
charm and he should apply for a
patent.
Dug Aimsley is down from Col
Vile showing signs of Il ruddy state
of health. This is the first visit Mr..
Aimsely has made to the Falls for
nearly year.
Ground is being broken on Sprague
street for new brick building. Mr..
McCart, one OF the leading stone
work contractors of the city, IS TO
put in the foundation.
1t Is time for the fair association
organized last fall to get to work do
ing something in the way Of prepar-
ing the grounds for this years meet
ing. Let the members of the asSo-
citation act and act promptly in this
matter.
City officers should be elected for
at least two years. This thing Of II
community being all torn up every
year is too much Of Il trial. The
people do not more than get over
one Spasm until the next one begins
coming on.
Mrs. Pope, who was so painfully
hurt in the runaway Tuesday even
ing, Is confined to her bed and the
extent OF her injuries are not yet
known. Mrs. Cannon is able to be
about, but shows marks of her mar
row escape from death.
4 call will probably be made for
taxpayers convention to-day to
come off in the near future. If the
Taxpayer will carefully look into
the situation he will find it decidedly
to his interest to weigh well his vote
before casting it in the coming mu-
nicipal election.
Z. w. Forrest, eX-mayor of Spo-
kane Falls, arrived here Sunday and
will pass few days as the guest of
NJ. j. Cogswell. Mr.. Forrest owns
considerable property here and he is
talking of constructing fine brick
htritIinn np N lpf a n ni IN Don nax,